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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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3672 | 284 | 1 | 84 | 175 | 4 | 43 | Used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 175 |
3875 | 298 | 1 | 84 | 156 | 4 | 43 | Used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 156 |
7141 | 580 | 1 | 84 | 156 | 4 | 43 | Bark used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 156 |
7142 | 580 | 1 | 84 | 164 | 4 | 70 | Bark used to make canoes. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164 |
15180 | 1655 | 1 | 84 | 172 | 4 | 51 | Wood used to make snowshoes. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172 |
15181 | 1655 | 1 | 84 | 160 | 4 | 51 | Wood used to make the frames of snowshoes. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 160 |
15237 | 1659 | 1 | 84 | 172 | 4 | 43 | Used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172 |
15238 | 1659 | 1 | 84 | 157 | 4 | 43 | Wood used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 157 |
19454 | 2093 | 1 | 84 | 156 | 4 | 43 | Used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 156 |
36112 | 3551 | 1 | 84 | 166 | 4 | 43 | Used to make baskets and whistles. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 166 |
40384 | 3960 | 1 | 84 | 156 | 4 | 43 | Inner bark used to make baskets. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 156 |
13055 | 1391 | 5 | 194 | 29 | 4 | 372 | Used for weaving. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29 |
19727 | 2115 | 5 | 194 | 29 | 4 | 371 | Used for weaving. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29 |
39601 | 3904 | 5 | 194 | 29 | 4 | 70 | Drift wood bent into ribs for boats. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29 |
41 | 2 | 8 | 113 | 118 | 4 | 67 | Boughs used as mats on the tent floor. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 118 |
7147 | 580 | 8 | 113 | 119 | 4 | 43 | Bark used to make baskets and containers. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 119 |
7148 | 580 | 8 | 113 | 119 | 4 | 91 | Plant used to make houses, tents and shelters. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 119 |
7149 | 580 | 8 | 113 | 119 | 4 | 70 | Bark used to make canoes. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 119 |
26889 | 2934 | 8 | 113 | 129 | 4 | 43 | Roots used to sew basketss. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129 |
26890 | 2934 | 8 | 113 | 129 | 4 | 70 | Roots used to sew canoes. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129 |
26891 | 2934 | 8 | 113 | 129 | 4 | 51 | Roots used to sew snowshoes. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129 |
27049 | 2935 | 8 | 113 | 129 | 4 | 43 | Roots used to sew baskets. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129 |
27050 | 2935 | 8 | 113 | 129 | 4 | 70 | Roots used to sew canoes. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129 |
27051 | 2935 | 8 | 113 | 129 | 4 | 51 | Roots used to sew snowshoes. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129 |
27368 | 2952 | 8 | 113 | 130 | 4 | 94 | Gum used to caulk canoes. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 130 |
39849 | 3950 | 8 | 113 | 132 | 4 | 70 | Plant used to make canoe skeletons. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132 |
40320 | 3959 | 8 | 113 | 132 | 4 | 43 | Used to make baskets stronger. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132 |
41171 | 4049 | 8 | 113 | 132 | 4 | 67 | Wool used to stuff mattresses. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132 |
7152 | 580 | 9 | 150 | 65 | 4 | 51 | Used to make snowshoes. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 65 |
43752 | 4224 | 10 | 58 | 40 | 4 | 99 | Leaves split and used as string. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 40 |
43780 | 4225 | 10 | 58 | 35 | 4 | 43 | Leaves used for the main portion of the baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
43781 | 4225 | 10 | 58 | 40 | 4 | 99 | Leaves split and used as string. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 40 |
44265 | 4237 | 10 | 58 | 35 | 4 | 43 | Leaves used for the main portion of the baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
38800 | 3810 | 11 | 95 | 40 | 4 | 93 | Stiff stems made into a brush and used to clean spines of cacti. | Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 40 |
44020 | 4228 | 11 | 95 | 37 | 4 | 43 | Leaves woven into shallow or tray baskets to carry prepared mescal home. | Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 37 |
12062 | 1237 | 12 | 52 | 41 | 4 | 109 | Stalks used as cross pieces for cradleboard backs. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 41 |
18233 | 2033 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 91 | Trees used to construct dome shaped lodges when away from home. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 46 |
19068 | 2063 | 12 | 52 | 43 | 4 | 91 | Used for tipi poles. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 43 |
24004 | 2590 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 4 | 67 | Grass used as tipi ground covering. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 51 |
27531 | 2959 | 12 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 109 | Young trees used for the main hoop of infant cradleboards. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 35 |
32414 | 3289 | 12 | 52 | 41 | 4 | 91 | Used for poles in dome shaped lodges and as tipi stakes. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 41 |
32415 | 3289 | 12 | 52 | 41 | 4 | 109 | Used as footrests for cradleboards. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 41 |
41176 | 4049 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 67 | Leaves used for lodge floor covering. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 46 |
43797 | 4225 | 12 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 43 | Small roots used for basket work. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 33 |
43798 | 4225 | 12 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 99 | Leaves used to make twine or rope. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 33 |
44067 | 4230 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 4 | 43 | Leaves split and used to make baskets. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 40 |
1785 | 93 | 14 | 87 | 169 | 4 | 102 | Thorn used as needle and thread. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
1807 | 94 | 14 | 87 | 169 | 4 | 102 | Thorn used as needle and thread. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
1808 | 94 | 14 | 87 | 169 | 4 | 102 | Thorn used as needle and thread. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
7428 | 608 | 14 | 87 | 189 | 4 | 93 | Stem used as comb and broom material. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 189 |
24006 | 2590 | 14 | 87 | 183 | 4 | 91 | Grass used as a thatching material for wickiup or ramada. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 183 |
33082 | 3352 | 14 | 87 | 190 | 4 | 43 | Stalks split or peeled off the bark and used to make pitched water baskets. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 190 |
43803 | 4225 | 14 | 87 | 182 | 4 | 99 | Leaves split and sections tied together by square knots to make cordage. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
44029 | 4228 | 14 | 87 | 182 | 4 | 99 | Leaves used to make cordage. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
44030 | 4228 | 14 | 87 | 182 | 4 | 109 | Leaves used for the headshade of cradleboards. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
7430 | 608 | 15 | 45 | 149 | 4 | 93 | Blades bundled by a cord, the stiff end used as a hair comb and the other end used as a broom. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149 |
33085 | 3352 | 15 | 45 | 160 | 4 | 43 | Used in basket weaving. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
35919 | 3535 | 15 | 45 | 160 | 4 | 43 | Split withes used to make baskets. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
35920 | 3535 | 15 | 45 | 150 | 4 | 43 | Withes used to make baskets and water jugs. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 150 |
35921 | 3535 | 15 | 45 | 150 | 4 | 43 | Withes used to make baskets to be sold. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 150 |
35922 | 3535 | 15 | 45 | 160 | 4 | 91 | Split withes used as tipi and wickiup thatching. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
38284 | 3721 | 15 | 45 | 160 | 4 | 91 | Used for thatching. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
41181 | 4049 | 15 | 45 | 161 | 4 | 91 | Flags used for thatching the tipis and wickiups. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 161 |
43807 | 4225 | 15 | 45 | 147 | 4 | 73 | Leaves reduced to fiber and made into cloth. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147 |
43808 | 4225 | 15 | 45 | 147 | 4 | 99 | Leaves used to make string. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147 |
44068 | 4230 | 15 | 45 | 147 | 4 | 99 | Leaves used to make 'moccasin strings' and cords. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147 |
3722 | 296 | 21 | 53 | 201 | 4 | 99 | Stems dried, pounded and used to make twine. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
7153 | 580 | 21 | 53 | 202 | 4 | 43 | Bark occasionally used to make baskets. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 202 |
7154 | 580 | 21 | 53 | 202 | 4 | 70 | Bark occasionally used to make canoes. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 202 |
9074 | 860 | 21 | 53 | 197 | 4 | 73 | Inner bark used for weaving capes. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
9075 | 860 | 21 | 53 | 197 | 4 | 67 | Inner bark used for weaving mats and blankets. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
13338 | 1422 | 21 | 53 | 196 | 4 | 124 | Stems formerly used for sandpaper to smooth wooden objects. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
17550 | 1937 | 21 | 53 | 196 | 4 | 67 | Used for padding and bedding. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
27162 | 2938 | 21 | 53 | 198 | 4 | 43 | Long roots split and used to make finely woven baskets. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
30335 | 3166 | 21 | 53 | 209 | 4 | 43 | Bark formerly used for imbricating baskets. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 209 |
33309 | 3356 | 21 | 53 | 196 | 4 | 67 | Used for padding and bedding. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
38689 | 3783 | 21 | 53 | 196 | 4 | 67 | Used for padding and bedding. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
39938 | 3951 | 21 | 53 | 197 | 4 | 43 | Inner bark used to make baskets. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
39939 | 3951 | 21 | 53 | 197 | 4 | 73 | Inner bark used to make capes and shaman collars. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
39940 | 3951 | 21 | 53 | 197 | 4 | 67 | Inner bark used to make mats. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
39941 | 3951 | 21 | 53 | 197 | 4 | 124 | Inner bark used for sponges. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
41754 | 4059 | 21 | 53 | 211 | 4 | 99 | Stem fibers sun dried and used to make twine. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 211 |
4762 | 362 | 23 | 26 | 119 | 4 | 99 | Runners used by girls to tie blankets. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119 |
4763 | 362 | 23 | 26 | 119 | 4 | 99 | Runners used to fix leggings in place. The leggings were tied above the knee and then folded over to the ankle, like a boot. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119 |
5336 | 399 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 67 | Used to cover the floor of the sweat lodge. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
7131 | 579 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 91 | Wands, sharpened at both ends, used to construct the dome shape of the sweat lodge. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
8100 | 752 | 23 | 146 | 22 | 4 | 73 | Grass used in moccasins to protect the feet during winter horse stealing expeditions. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 22 |
12045 | 1234 | 23 | 26 | 119 | 4 | 67 | Leaves used to fill pillows. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119 |
12966 | 1374 | 23 | 42 | 277 | 4 | 99 | Bark used to make strong rope. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277 |
18585 | 2057 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 67 | Branches used to form a carpet for the Holy Lodge dancer of the Sun Dance. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
20067 | 2160 | 23 | 146 | 20 | 4 | 67 | Grass used for beds in lodges made from sticks when on war parties. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 20 |
27390 | 2953 | 23 | 26 | 116 | 4 | 91 | Wood used to make travois and tipi poles. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
27391 | 2953 | 23 | 26 | 116 | 4 | 109 | Wood used to make back rest poles and bed supports. The back rest poles were cut about five forearms in length and dried over a fire of rotten logs. One end of the pole was perforated and the other end sharpened. Then a stick was inserted through the hole and the pole etched. Later it was painted red and blue with buffalo shoulder blade applicators. Back rest poles were often notched to record the number of camp moves. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
27500 | 2955 | 23 | 146 | 18 | 4 | 91 | Wood used to make tipi frames. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 18 |
29510 | 3105 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 91 | Branches used to complete the building of the lodge. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
29511 | 3105 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 91 | Used to make the centerpoles of the ceremonial lodges. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
30714 | 3181 | 23 | 26 | 119 | 4 | 109 | Straight branches used to make back rests. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119 |
35788 | 3527 | 23 | 146 | 30 | 4 | 91 | Used to make the framework of the sweat lodges. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 30 |
36124 | 3551 | 23 | 26 | 122 | 4 | 91 | Boughs used to make sweatlodge frames. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 122 |
36125 | 3551 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 91 | Branches used to construct the many different sweat lodges. The Horn Society sweat lodge was constructed of fourteen willows. The Holy Woman's sweat lodge in the Sun Dance was made of one hundred willows, which had been gathered by members of the Pigeon Society. The Motokiks Society (a woman's society) constructed its lodge with twelve willows. Medicine Pipes had fourteen. The used frame of a sweat lodge was left on the prairie. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
36126 | 3551 | 23 | 146 | 32 | 4 | 91 | Sticks used as lodgepoles for small hunting tipis. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32 |